Israel approves bill to force-feed Palestinian hunger strikers
The Israeli cabinet has approved a proposed law authorizing the force-feeding of Palestinians who are on hunger strike in Israel's jails. The bill, promulgated under the title "Prevention of Damage by...
View ArticleIsrael to force-feed 1st Palestinian hunger striker following law approval
Israeli officials have announced a decision to force-feed a Palestinian detainee who has been on hunger strike for nearly two months, his lawyer says. Jamil al-Khatib said on Saturday that Israeli...
View ArticleIsrael struggles to find medics to force-feed prisoner
Israel is struggling to find a medic who would force-feed a Palestinian prisoner who has been on hunger strike for over 50 days. Authorities have transferred Mohammed Allaan, an alleged Islamic Jihad...
View ArticleIsrael Legalizes Torture against Palestinian Prisoners; Israeli Knesset...
(Source: PCHA - Palestinian Centre for Human Rights) Ref: 47-2015 On Thursday, 30 July 2015, the Israeli Knesset passed in the second and third readings an amendment to the so-called "Law to Prevent...
View ArticlePalestinian hunger strike tests Israel force-feeding law
JERUSALEM: A nearly two-month hunger strike by a Palestinian detainee now in a coma may test a controversial new Israeli law on force-feeding, with doctors vowing to refuse to carry it out. Mohammed...
View ArticlePalestinians slam Israeli law to force-feed hunger striking prisoners
Palestinians have blasted an Israeli law that allows the Guantanamo-style force-feeding of Palestinian prisoners who are on hunger strike in Israeli jails. On Thursday, Israel's parliament (Knesset)...
View ArticleIsrael passes contentious law allowing force-feeding of inmates
Amid fierce objections from doctors and rights activists, Israel’s parliament passed a controversial law Thursday permitting the forced feeding of inmates on hunger strike, most of whom are...
View ArticleLawyers fear Israel may use new law to force-feed Palestinian hunger striker
Lawyers for a Palestinian inmate who has been refusing food for more than 50 days are worried that Israeli authorities could make use of a controversial new law to begin force-feeding their client....
View ArticleIsrael passes law allowing force-feeding of prisoners
30 July 2015 From the section Middle East Khader Adnan was one of the most high-profile cases of a Palestinian prisoner going on hunger strike The Israeli parliament has passed a law allowing the...
View ArticleIsrael cabinet approves bill to force feed prisoners
Israeli ministers approved a bill Sunday that would allow prisoners on hunger strike to be force fed if their life is in danger, sparking criticism from health experts and rights groups. The cabinet's...
View ArticleIsrael cabinet approves bill to force feed Palestinian prisoners after they...
File Photo Reuters Israeli ministers approved a bill that would allow prisoners on hunger strike to be force fed if their life is in danger, sparking criticism from health experts and rights groups....
View ArticleIsrael passes bill to force-feed prisoners
The Israeli government has approved a bill that will allow the force-feeding of prisoners on hunger strike if their lives are in danger. The cabinet's endorsement of the controversial bill was led by...
View ArticleIsrael passes bill to force feed prisoners
The Israeli government has approved a bill that will allow the force-feeding of prisoners on hunger strike if their lives are in danger. The cabinet's endorsement of the controversial bill was led by...
View ArticleIsrael passes law to OK prisoner force-feeding
The Israeli Knesset has passed a law that allows the force-feeding of prisoners who have gone on hunger strike against their detention. The Israeli parliament approved the law on Thursday, with 46 of...
View ArticleIsrael's force-feeding bill 'institutionalises torture'
Medical associations and human rights groups in Israel and the West Bank are condemning a piece of legislation passed by the Israeli government as being akin to "torture". The proposed "Law to Prevent...
View ArticleIsraeli government approves bill to 'force-feed' prisoners on hunger strike
The Israeli government has approved a bill which will allow the force-feeding of prisoners who are on hunger strike if their lives are in danger. The controversial move has not been supported by the...
View ArticleIsraeli law to force-feed prisoners labeled ‘torture’ by doctors
JERUSALEM — Israel’s parliament passed a controversial law Thursday authorizing the force-feeding of hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners, drawing swift condemnation from the country’s medical...
View ArticleAdding Force-Feeding to Injury
Starvation is a terrible way to die. Yet all around the world - from Guant�namo to Egypt to Russia and to Israel - hundreds of individuals are desperate enough to starve themselves to death. For...
View ArticleUN officials censure Israel for force-feeding law
UN officials have censured Israel for the approval of a law that authorizes force-feeding Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike, saying the measure amounts to violation of human rights. In a letter...
View ArticleIsrael under fire over contentious force-feeding law
Israeli medical associations and rights groups are up in arms after the country’s parliament passed a controversial law Thursday authorizing the force-feeding of prisoners on hunger strikes. After a...
View ArticleIsraeli force-feeding law pits doctors against state
Hospitalized and shackled, Palestinian Mohammed Allan was 60 days into a hunger strike to protest his detention without charge in an Israeli jail when he slipped into unconsciousness Friday. Whether or...
View Article“We Are in Tombs”
Summary “It was designed so that those who go in don’t come out again unless dead. It was designed for political prisoners.” –Ibrahim Abd al-Ghaffar, former warden, during a television interview in...
View ArticleIsrael passes law sanctioning force-feeding prisoners
JERUSALEM: Israel's parliament passed a contentious law on Thursday that would permit the force-feeding of inmates on hunger strike, eliciting harsh criticism over the practice. The law allows a judge...
View ArticleIsrael passes law allowing force feeding of prisoners
Jerusalem: The Israeli parliament approved on Thursday a law allowing prisoners on hunger strike to be force fed if their life is in danger or they face chronic health problems, a spokesman said. The...
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